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You’re invited to join us for Steve Arcone’s artist talk in our main gallery next Friday, September 4 from 5:30-6:30pm! Arcone’s latest exhibition,
You’re invited to join us for Steve Arcone’s artist talk in our main gallery next Friday, September 4 from 5:30-6:30pm! Arcone’s latest exhibition, "Icescapes in the Abstract: Images from New Hampshire Ponds," is currently featured in our main gallery with Talia Roberts. Both artists’ work incorporates natural elements, but Arcone’s work combines his science background to feature the smallest, most striking details of our natural world. He uses macro-photography to capture images unseen during a typical hike or day by the river, proving that science and art compliment each other perfectly! Come learn about how his background as a research geophysicist influences his creative perspective! Register using the link in our bio. "Icescapes in the Abstract" is on display in our main gallery until September 12.
This artist is a sculptor, working primarily copper wire, creating dynamic 3D works that incorporate movement and encourage an active viewing experience. This artist can be found at AVA’s Young Artist Meetups and his new studio space upstairs. Can you name this artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Bidding begins tomorrow!!! ? See you there!
This artist is a sculptor, working primarily copper wire, creating dynamic 3D works that incorporate movement and encourage an active viewing experience. This artist can be found at AVA’s Young Artist Meetups and his new studio space upstairs. Can you name this artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Bidding begins tomorrow!!! 🎉 See you there!
This artist is a sculptor, working primarily copper wire, creating dynamic 3D works that incorporate movement and encourage an active viewing experience. This artist can be found at AVA’s Young Artist Meetups and his new studio space upstairs. Can you name this artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Only 2 more days until you can take this piece home!
This artist is a sculptor, working primarily copper wire, creating dynamic 3D works that incorporate movement and encourage an active viewing experience. This artist can be found at AVA’s Young Artist Meetups and his new studio space upstairs. Can you name this artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Only 2 more days until you can take this piece home!
10x10=AVA! The event is Friday, Aug. 28. So many favorites, can't decide! Hope to bring home a few (at least one?). Grab your tickets now (link in bio). In past years the event has been a fun and exciting night, you won't want to miss out!
10x10=AVA! The event is Friday, Aug. 28. So many favorites, can't decide! Hope to bring home a few (at least one😀). Grab your tickets now (link in bio). In past years the event has been a fun and exciting night, you won't want to miss out!
This fiber artist’s work is a familiar favorite here at AVA. Her rug-hooked art features both the natural world and abstracted elements, beautifully blending her vibrant use of color and the tactile quality of her medium. Along with creating and exhibiting her art, this artist has also taught her craft at AVA. Any guesses? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! 3 days until the auction!
This fiber artist’s work is a familiar favorite here at AVA. Her rug-hooked art features both the natural world and abstracted elements, beautifully blending her vibrant use of color and the tactile quality of her medium. Along with creating and exhibiting her art, this artist has also taught her craft at AVA. Any guesses? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! 3 days until the auction!
Artist/Clue #7x10: This long-time AVA artist works in oil paint and cold wax medium, creating sprawling abstract paintings. Washes of color, drips, small etched lines and scribbles, are hallmarks of her works that she creates in her upstairs studio at AVA. Who is this artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Just 4 more days until you can bid on these pieces at our silent auction!
Artist/Clue #7x10: This long-time AVA artist works in oil paint and cold wax medium, creating sprawling abstract paintings. Washes of color, drips, small etched lines and scribbles, are hallmarks of her works that she creates in her upstairs studio at AVA. Who is this artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Just 4 more days until you can bid on these pieces at our silent auction!
This artist’s signature painted wood panels experiment with color, shape, and pattern, creating overlapping, layered, and intertwined artworks. The organic shapes, her vibrant colors, and contrasting patterns create a sense of movement and fluidity. This artist exhibited at AVA last fall. Can you guess the artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Bidding on this piece and many more starts in 5 days at AVA!
This artist’s signature painted wood panels experiment with color, shape, and pattern, creating overlapping, layered, and intertwined artworks. The organic shapes, her vibrant colors, and contrasting patterns create a sense of movement and fluidity. This artist exhibited at AVA last fall. Can you guess the artist? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Bidding on this piece and many more starts in 5 days at AVA!
This plein air painter captures the natural beauty of the Upper Valley and New England. Her rolling hills and picturesque waterscapes follow the seasons of New England and are familiar scenes to galleries at AVA. You can find this artist on a kayak, in the woods, or perched on a hill bringing her view to life with her paintbox and keen eye. Do you know who this artist is? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Only 6 days until our silent auction!
This plein air painter captures the natural beauty of the Upper Valley and New England. Her rolling hills and picturesque waterscapes follow the seasons of New England and are familiar scenes to galleries at AVA. You can find this artist on a kayak, in the woods, or perched on a hill bringing her view to life with her paintbox and keen eye. Do you know who this artist is? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Only 6 days until our silent auction!
Artist/Clue #4x10: This Upper Valley native returns to AVA after his recent exhibition in April. This artist abstracts space in his grid-like compositions. Inspired by his time as Willem de Kooning's assistant, this artist’s style finds its own voice reminiscent of the late painter. This artist teaches studio art at Dartmouth College. Any guesses? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Our auction is 1 week away!
Artist/Clue #4x10: This Upper Valley native returns to AVA after his recent exhibition in April. This artist abstracts space in his grid-like compositions. Inspired by his time as Willem de Kooning's assistant, this artist’s style finds its own voice reminiscent of the late painter. This artist teaches studio art at Dartmouth College. Any guesses? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Our auction is 1 week away!
Hey AVA fans! 10x10=AVA Pop-up exhibition is on the walls! Grab your tickets to the event on August 28 (link in bio)! We have something beautiful made especially for you by talented artists that love AVA. The Linda Roesch Visual Arts Gallery walls are decked out with so many amazing works of art, you won't want to miss this biennial fundraiser. #nonprofitartcenter #heyuppervalley #nhartsconnect
Hey AVA fans! 10x10=AVA Pop-up exhibition is on the walls! Grab your tickets to the event on August 28 (link in bio)! We have something beautiful made especially for you by talented artists that love AVA. The Linda Roesch Visual Arts Gallery walls are decked out with so many amazing works of art, you won't want to miss this biennial fundraiser. #nonprofitartcenter #heyuppervalley #nhartsconnect
This artist’s work is an exploration of slowing down and observing our natural as well as inner world. As well as being an artist, this person is also a professor, researcher, and author of the book Drawing Thought. This artist will be exhibiting at AVA this fall! Who is it? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Our auction is 8 days away!
This artist’s work is an exploration of slowing down and observing our natural as well as inner world. As well as being an artist, this person is also a professor, researcher, and author of the book Drawing Thought. This artist will be exhibiting at AVA this fall! Who is it? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Our auction is 8 days away!
This AVA artist captures animal-lovers' hearts with his beautiful oil paintings. Loose brush strokes and lively colors bring to life dogs at play, perching birds, or cows resting in a field. You can find this artist at AVA often, either in his upstairs studio or at the front desk on Saturdays. Who could it be? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Our auction is 9 days away!
This AVA artist captures animal-lovers' hearts with his beautiful oil paintings. Loose brush strokes and lively colors bring to life dogs at play, perching birds, or cows resting in a field. You can find this artist at AVA often, either in his upstairs studio or at the front desk on Saturdays. Who could it be? To learn how you can see over 120 artists including this one, purchase works you love, and support our work at AVA, click the link in bio! Our auction is 9 days away!
We have some fantastic exhibitions in our main gallery right now, and three of those talented artists - Talia Roberts, Steve Arcone, and Natasha Wein - have been so kind as to provide a look at their studios! Visit our link in bio to learn more about their creative process and see their full tours.
We have some fantastic exhibitions in our main gallery right now, and three of those talented artists - Talia Roberts, Steve Arcone, and Natasha Wein - have been so kind as to provide a look at their studios! Visit our link in bio to learn more about their creative process and see their full tours.
The 10 x 10 Countdown begins! ? AVA’s 2026 10 x 10 Silent Auction and Fundraiser brings together community and the arts in the spirit of giving. This event is possible with the support of over 120 artists who generously donated their art for this event! Follow along for our 10 day countdown to the big event on August 28th. For the next 10 days we will be posting a sneak peak of just a few of the amazing pieces of art that will be in this year’s 10 x 10 – can you name the artist? Drop your guesses in the comments below and see the full artwork in person August 20-28. Click the link in our bio to learn how you can bring home some art on August 28! Here's your first clue! This New Hampshire-based painter and photographer challenges perspective and space in his work, collapsing the foreground and background into one. His palette - earth tones with pops of brick red, bright yellow, or magenta - disarms yet engages viewers. This artist exhibited at AVA last October and makes a welcome return in this 10 x 10 show. Can you guess who it is?
The 10 x 10 Countdown begins! 🎉 AVA’s 2026 10 x 10 Silent Auction and Fundraiser brings together community and the arts in the spirit of giving. This event is possible with the support of over 120 artists who generously donated their art for this event! Follow along for our 10 day countdown to the big event on August 28th. For the next 10 days we will be posting a sneak peak of just a few of the amazing pieces of art that will be in this year’s 10 x 10 – can you name the artist? Drop your guesses in the comments below and see the full artwork in person August 20-28. Click the link in our bio to learn how you can bring home some art on August 28! Here's your first clue! This New Hampshire-based painter and photographer challenges perspective and space in his work, collapsing the foreground and background into one. His palette - earth tones with pops of brick red, bright yellow, or magenta - disarms yet engages viewers. This artist exhibited at AVA last October and makes a welcome return in this 10 x 10 show. Can you guess who it is?
Tickets are still available for our 10x10=AVA pop-up exhibition and silent auction! Check out the information in this post to learn more about the difference in ticket options. Purchase tickets using the link in our bio! See you there!
Tickets are still available for our 10x10=AVA pop-up exhibition and silent auction! Check out the information in this post to learn more about the difference in ticket options. Purchase tickets using the link in our bio! See you there!
What’s better than sharing food and artistic ideas?? Celebrate the opening of our new Little Free Zine Library and kick-off our monthly Zine Making Meetup with great friends, good food, and art supplies! We’ll be in the first floor Schleicher Studio from 6-8pm on Tuesday, August 18. Bring a friend or a dish if you’d like! Learn more using the link in our bio!
What’s better than sharing food and artistic ideas?? Celebrate the opening of our new Little Free Zine Library and kick-off our monthly Zine Making Meetup with great friends, good food, and art supplies! We’ll be in the first floor Schleicher Studio from 6-8pm on Tuesday, August 18. Bring a friend or a dish if you’d like! Learn more using the link in our bio!
We’re thrilled to invite you to an artist talk with @nweinart this Friday, 8/14 from 5:30-6:30pm! Wein’s work sits perfectly at the intersection of grief, overcoming immense challenges, and questions of one’s purpose when faced with new limitations. We encourage you to attend for an insightful talk as Wein discusses how she found her way through a life-altering experience by leaning on her art. Her emotionally evocative work is an inspiration and testament to human resilience. There are two ways to join us: our main gallery, where her work is featured, and online via Google Meet. See the link in our bio for more details and registration for the event!
We’re thrilled to invite you to an artist talk with @nweinart this Friday, 8/14 from 5:30-6:30pm! Wein’s work sits perfectly at the intersection of grief, overcoming immense challenges, and questions of one’s purpose when faced with new limitations. We encourage you to attend for an insightful talk as Wein discusses how she found her way through a life-altering experience by leaning on her art. Her emotionally evocative work is an inspiration and testament to human resilience. There are two ways to join us: our main gallery, where her work is featured, and online via Google Meet. See the link in our bio for more details and registration for the event!
Art and ideology tend to go hand in hand, especially in times of political turmoil. MONOCHROM was built out of precisely such a moment in early-1990s Vienna. Join us for an evening with monochrom’s Founder/Artistic Director, Johannes Grenzfurthner, on August 12 at 7PM as he discusses productive failure and the success that can be found in nonconformity - politically and artistically. See our link in bio for tickets!
Art and ideology tend to go hand in hand, especially in times of political turmoil. MONOCHROM was built out of precisely such a moment in early-1990s Vienna. Join us for an evening with monochrom’s Founder/Artistic Director, Johannes Grenzfurthner, on August 12 at 7PM as he discusses productive failure and the success that can be found in nonconformity - politically and artistically. See our link in bio for tickets!
School is starting again soon, so this will be the last chance to join in the summer fun at AVA this year! Seats are filling up, so be sure to register before these August 10-14 camps are full! Limited seats still currently available in: - Kinetic Sculpture (ages 6-8) - Crazy Comics (ages 6-8) - The Young Potter (ages 6-8) View our camp capacities and register using our link in bio!
School is starting again soon, so this will be the last chance to join in the summer fun at AVA this year! Seats are filling up, so be sure to register before these August 10-14 camps are full! Limited seats still currently available in: - Kinetic Sculpture (ages 6-8) - Crazy Comics (ages 6-8) - The Young Potter (ages 6-8) View our camp capacities and register using our link in bio!
August is the perfect time to pick up a new artistic skill! We’re offering several beginner-friendly courses this month including Learning to Throwing Clay, Intro to Printmaking, and more! Check out the link in our bio for all adult class offerings. Register in a few easy steps on our website!
August is the perfect time to pick up a new artistic skill! We’re offering several beginner-friendly courses this month including Learning to Throwing Clay, Intro to Printmaking, and more! Check out the link in our bio for all adult class offerings. Register in a few easy steps on our website!
Drop in to see these inspirational exhibitions drenched in metaphorical sunshine and dazzling sunlight streaming through our lovely gallery windows on Bank Street. What a beautiful opening reception last night! Congratulations to the exhibiting artists: Natasha Wein (@nweinart), Steve Arcone (@stevearconephotography), Talia Roberts, Cheryl Betz (@cm.betz), Thia Daniels, Marisa Green (@marisagreen ), Patty Hudak (@hudakpatty) Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. Exhibitions on view through September 12. Special thanks to all the AVA volunteers, board members, and staff for lending a hand in hosting the evening ♥️
Drop in to see these inspirational exhibitions drenched in metaphorical sunshine and dazzling sunlight streaming through our lovely gallery windows on Bank Street. What a beautiful opening reception last night! Congratulations to the exhibiting artists: Natasha Wein (@nweinart), Steve Arcone (@stevearconephotography), Talia Roberts, Cheryl Betz (@cm.betz), Thia Daniels, Marisa Green (@marisagreen ), Patty Hudak (@hudakpatty) Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. Exhibitions on view through September 12. Special thanks to all the AVA volunteers, board members, and staff for lending a hand in hosting the evening ♥️
TONIGHT! Opening reception for “Converse with the Crossroads of the Wind”, 5 -7 PM. Celebrate the incredible art by Cheryl Betz, Thia Daniels, Marisa Green, Patty Hudak, Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. @cm.betz @hudakpatty ** some images cropped to fit Instagram standards**
TONIGHT! Opening reception for “Converse with the Crossroads of the Wind”, 5 -7 PM. Celebrate the incredible art by Cheryl Betz, Thia Daniels, Marisa Green, Patty Hudak, Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. @cm.betz @hudakpatty ** some images cropped to fit Instagram standards**
Vermont artist Judy Hawkins is currently our featured artist in The Bank Street Gallery. She will be in the gallery Friday, July 31st, from 5-7pm to answer any questions you may have about her work. Come by and say hello!
Vermont artist Judy Hawkins is currently our featured artist in The Bank Street Gallery. She will be in the gallery Friday, July 31st, from 5-7pm to answer any questions you may have about her work. Come by and say hello!
Our Upper Valley Photographers Exhibition returns for its 4th annual showing! Local photography will be on display from August 1-29. You’ll see representation of a wide array of styles and subject matter within this exhibition, and the best part is that it’s all captured by local artists! ?:
Our Upper Valley Photographers Exhibition returns for its 4th annual showing! Local photography will be on display from August 1-29. You’ll see representation of a wide array of styles and subject matter within this exhibition, and the best part is that it’s all captured by local artists! 📷: "The Great Salt Plains, OK" by Ellen Jonsson
Join us this Friday at AVA for an opening reception from 5-7pm! See our thought-provoking new exhibitions and get to meet the artists behind them. For more information on the reception, click the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!
Join us this Friday at AVA for an opening reception from 5-7pm! See our thought-provoking new exhibitions and get to meet the artists behind them. For more information on the reception, click the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!
“Converse with the Crossroads of the Wind” | July 31st - September 12th | Cheryl Betz, Thia Daniels, Marisa Green, Patty Hudak, Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. Opening reception - July 31st, 5-7 PM This group exhibition examines what it means to remain present and rooted at the intersection of forces beyond our control. The wind does not ask permission before it changes direction. It arrives, shifts the landscape, and moves on, leaving behind evidence of its passing in bent branches, scattered seeds, and the long memory of those who stood in its path. @cm.betz @hudakpatty ** some images cropped to fit Instagram standards**
“Converse with the Crossroads of the Wind” | July 31st - September 12th | Cheryl Betz, Thia Daniels, Marisa Green, Patty Hudak, Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. Opening reception - July 31st, 5-7 PM This group exhibition examines what it means to remain present and rooted at the intersection of forces beyond our control. The wind does not ask permission before it changes direction. It arrives, shifts the landscape, and moves on, leaving behind evidence of its passing in bent branches, scattered seeds, and the long memory of those who stood in its path. @cm.betz @hudakpatty ** some images cropped to fit Instagram standards**
Two Visions, One World: A Dual Exhibition - July 31st - July 12th. Steve Arcone | “Icescapes in the Abstract: Images from New Hampshire Ponds” - Steve Arcone is a research geophysicist, retired from the Cold Regions Lab in Hanover, New Hampshire. Arcone’s photography merges his passion for science and art, using landscape macro-photography to capture the beauty of small-scale natural scientific phenomena and thus, evoke subjective interpretations of them. His exhibition is a study of changing icescapes in New Hampshire between 2021 and 2026. Intricate and mesmerizing, the photos impart inquisitiveness, serenity, and amazement. @stevearconephotography Talia Roberts|
Two Visions, One World: A Dual Exhibition - July 31st - July 12th. Steve Arcone | “Icescapes in the Abstract: Images from New Hampshire Ponds” - Steve Arcone is a research geophysicist, retired from the Cold Regions Lab in Hanover, New Hampshire. Arcone’s photography merges his passion for science and art, using landscape macro-photography to capture the beauty of small-scale natural scientific phenomena and thus, evoke subjective interpretations of them. His exhibition is a study of changing icescapes in New Hampshire between 2021 and 2026. Intricate and mesmerizing, the photos impart inquisitiveness, serenity, and amazement. @stevearconephotography Talia Roberts| "Earth Memories, Moon Visions" - Talia Roberts is an American visual artist based in northern Vermont. Roberts paints each piece in one sitting, creating works that are introspective and meditative. In this exhibition “Earth Memories, Moon Visions”, Roberts collected rocks from the Green Mountains, grinding them into pigment for her paintings. Nature and the Moon become her primary subjects, around which she orbits with moon and geology motifs.
"If These Feet Could Fly", July 31 - September 12, opening reception July 31st, 5-7 PM. Wein will also be hosting an artist talk August 14th, 5:30-6:30. Natasha Wein is a self-taught, physically disabled artist, poet, and small-business owner based in Massachusetts. In 2019, Wein was diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Then, in 2024, she was struck by a car leaving her with a traumatic brain injury. Finding agency and inspiration in her art, Wein painted with her feet, producing this exhibition, “If These Feet Could Fly”. Her art questions the past, memorializes her ever-changing present, and gives hope for the future. @nweinart
We’re raising some dough, with help from @panerabread! Join us at the Panera in West Lebanon next Tuesday, July 28 from 4-8 pm, show this graphic when you place your order, and 20% of sales will be donated to AVA! (Ordering online? Use code FUND4U to apply the fundraising promo!) #panerabread #heyuppervalley #communitysupport
We’re raising some dough, with help from @panerabread! Join us at the Panera in West Lebanon next Tuesday, July 28 from 4-8 pm, show this graphic when you place your order, and 20% of sales will be donated to AVA! (Ordering online? Use code FUND4U to apply the fundraising promo!) #panerabread #heyuppervalley #communitysupport
Save the Date! On Friday, August 28th, AVA will be celebrating our 10x10 Silent Auction and Fundraiser. This pop-up exhibition is comprised of 10x10
Save the Date! On Friday, August 28th, AVA will be celebrating our 10x10 Silent Auction and Fundraiser. This pop-up exhibition is comprised of 10x10" artworks made especially for the event by local (and faraway) artists, on view August 24th- 27th and available for purchase the night of the event on August 28th. Join us in celebrating AVA and over 100 artists who generously donated their work, grab your tickets today at the link in our bio or on our website!
"If These Feet Could Fly", July 31 - September 12, opening reception July 31st, 5-7 PM. Wein will also be hosting an artist talk August 14th, 5:30-6:30. Natasha Wein is a self-taught, physically disabled artist, poet, and small-business owner based in Massachusetts. In 2019, Wein was diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Then, in 2024, she was struck by a car leaving her with a traumatic brain injury. Finding agency and inspiration in her art, Wein painted with her feet, producing this exhibition, “If These Feet Could Fly”. Her art questions the past, memorializes her ever-changing present, and gives hope for the future. @nweinart
“Converse with the Crossroads of the Wind” | July 31st - September 12th | Cheryl Betz, Thia Daniels, Marisa Green, Patty Hudak, Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. Opening reception - July 31st, 5-7 PM This group exhibition examines what it means to remain present and rooted at the intersection of forces beyond our control. The wind does not ask permission before it changes direction. It arrives, shifts the landscape, and moves on, leaving behind evidence of its passing in bent branches, scattered seeds, and the long memory of those who stood in its path. @cm.betz @hudakpatty ** some images cropped to fit Instagram standards**
“Converse with the Crossroads of the Wind” | July 31st - September 12th | Cheryl Betz, Thia Daniels, Marisa Green, Patty Hudak, Carla Kimball, and Anna Prikazchikova. Opening reception - July 31st, 5-7 PM This group exhibition examines what it means to remain present and rooted at the intersection of forces beyond our control. The wind does not ask permission before it changes direction. It arrives, shifts the landscape, and moves on, leaving behind evidence of its passing in bent branches, scattered seeds, and the long memory of those who stood in its path. @cm.betz @hudakpatty ** some images cropped to fit Instagram standards**
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